Beyond Access: Transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education

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Author(s)
Aikman, Sheila
Unterhalter, Elaine
Publication date
2005-09-01
Subject
Education
Gender
Governance and citizenship
Keywords
Girls' education
Gender mainstreaming
MDGs
Millenium Development Goals

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Practical Action Publishing
Document type
Book
Description
In a world in which poverty, social prejudice, and poor-quality provision cause an estimated 100 million girls to drop out of school before completing their primary education, it is not enough for governments to pledge themselves to increase girls' access to school. This book presents a vision of a transformational education which would promote social change, enable girls to achieve their full potential, and contribute to the creation of a just and democratic society. Contributors to this book examine the extent and causes of gender-based inequality in education; analyse government policies and their implications for women's empowerment; and report on original field-work in a range of local contexts where gender-equality initiatives have flourished. In their introduction and their concluding chapter, Sheila Aikman and Elaine Unterhalter consider the challenges that confront policy makers, practitioners, campaigners, and researchers if they are to make real progress towards gender equality in education, in the context of the Millennium Development Goals.
Table of contents
Introduction; Part One: The challenges for Gender Equality in Education Fragmented Frameworks?; Researching women, gender, education and development - Elaine Unterhalter; Ensuring a fair chance for girls - Global Campaign for Education Measuring gender equality in education - Elaine Unterhalter, Chloe Challender, and Rajee Rajagopalan; Part Two: Transforming Action - Changing Policy through Practice Educating girls in Bangladesh: Watering a neighbour's tree? - Janet Raynor; The challenge of educating girls in Kenya - Elimu Yetu Coalition; Learning to improve policy for pastoralists in Kenya - Ian Leggett; When access is not enough: educational exclusion of rural girls in Peru - Patricia Ames; Crossing boundaries and stepping out of purdah in India - Mora Oommen; Pastoralist schools in Mali: gendered roles and curriculum realities - Salina Sanou and Sheila Aikman; Part Three: The Challenge of Local Practices - Doing Policy Differently?; Learning about HIV/AIDS in schools: does a gender-equality approach make a difference? - Mark Thorpe; Gender, education, and Pentecostalism: the women's movement within The Assemblies of God in Burkina Faso - Alicia Zents; Enabling education for girls: the Loreto Day School Sealdah, India - Ruth Doggett; Conclusion: policy and practice change for gender equality - Sheila Aikman and Elaine Unterhalter; Index
Pages
266
ISBN
978-0-85598-529-5
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/115410
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